Mama's Tip of the Day

If a recipe calls for ingredients that tend to be fatty or high in calories, like the sour cream used in the Chicken 'n Stuffing, below, evaluate your own nutritional needs before just blindly following the recipe. Most recipes are perfectly fine if you substitute lower-cal, lower-fat-content versions of those ingredients, especially when the rest of the recipe if rich in flavor so that little bit of fat isn't even missed. For example, I always use low-fat, reduced sodium chicken stock if I haven't made my own. (Pacific and Swanson's both make great broth.) I rarely use cream cheese or sour cream that isn't fat free or reduced fat. In this kind of recipe, you won't even notice the difference, but you'll still get the creamy texture and hint of sharpness that you're looking for.